Caption

Cup, Persian, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925, 19th century, Iran. Ceramic vessel, height 25.5 cm, diameter 18.4 cm. Decoration: cartouches with a bust of a man, animals lions, birds, figures, flowers, geometric and small plant ornament; figurative motifs., An ornate goblet with a flared rim and a stemmed base, decorated with embossed gold figures and detailed enamel work in blue, green, red, white, black, and gold. The upper bowl shows a band of blue enamel with scrolling floral motifs and gold animal and humanlike medallion decorations, while the middle band has green enamel with gold floral and animal reliefs and a narrow red and white patterned border below. The stem area is wrapped with a gold ribbed collar above a section of red and white enamel ornamentation and a patterned black and white band, and the flared foot displays blue enamel with gold animal figures and additional black, white, and gold geometric borders. The interior of the bowl appears plain and light in color.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_301

License type

Rights managed

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67.9Mb (2.0Mb) / 13.2in x 20.0in / 3957 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cup Persian Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 19th century Iran Ceramic vessel height 25.5 cm diameter 18.4 cm Decoration cartouches bust man animals lions birds figures flowers geometric small plant ornament figurative motifs ornate goblet flared rim stemmed base decorated embossed gold figures detailed enamel work blue green red white black gold upper bowl band blue enamel scrolling floral motifs gold animal humanlike medallion decorations middle band green enamel gold floral animal reliefs narrow red patterned border stem area wrapped gold ribbed collar section white enamel ornamentation patterned black white band flared foot displays enamel gold animal figures additional black borders interior bowl plain light color.